Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will appeal on Saturday night to President Shimon Peres for a discretionary 14-day extension to his as-yet inconclusive coalition negotiations Saturday night, as the complicated wrangling process between left and right-wing political factions looked unlikely to produce results by Friday’s initial 28-day deadline.

“There’s a lack of leadership in Israel, or the leadership is indecisive about their ideas or ideology.When it comes to forming the coalition, it is actually about maintaining a job and not about actually doing the job,” says Israeli social justice activist Daphni Leef about the current talks to form a coalition government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Government coalition talks are still in progress in Israel, between Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the smaller political parties most notably Yair Lapid who is a newcomer on the political scene, but US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has high hopes for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process which has stalled under Netanyahu’s tenure. 

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said results of Israel’s elections represented a “rejection of extremes” and a "reaffirmation of Israel’s vibrant democratic electoral process."

“It is important to know that Israel is not completely isolated in Europe as everyone believes but there is indeed a lot that can be done in order to improve Israel's image,” a European Jewish leader said.  

According to exit polls, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-Beitenu party emerged the winner of Israel's parliamentary elections on Tuesday, with 31 of the 120 seats in the upcoming Knesset, Israel’s parliament, but it lost ground to center-left challengers.

Israelis started voting on Tuesday in an early election that is expected to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a third term in office.

The State of Israel is gearing up for Election Day. The Knesset's Election Committee is working non-stop for several months now in order to ensure a flawless election. Dozens of people work around the clock at this Government Center in Hevel Modi'in – preparing election materials and logistics. This is what it looks like behind the scenes.

5,656,705 Israelis are eligible voters for the general elections which will be held next Tuesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he and the Israeli people know what is best for their country, in response to statements attributed to US president Barack Obama.